Unusual, Funny & Interesting Animal Facts for Kids & Adults
Interesting Facts About Elephants
Although the African elephant is larger, the Asian elephant is more related to the ancient Mammoths.
An elephant drinks water by filling its truck and then putting the water in its mouth.
An elephant trunk is heavy even for an elephant! Sometimes an elephant will carry its trunk on its tusks.
Elephants not only have long memories but they play, laugh and cry.
The African elephant is the largest animal on land on earth.
An adult elephant can eat over 330 pounds of food a day.
An elephant can live for over 70 years.
An elephants trunk has over 100,000 different muscles which makes it very sensitive and strong.
Read more about elephants here.
"Elephants communicate on many levels.
One way to gauge animal intelligence is by the complexity of their communication. Elephants communicate like other animals both verbally and with body language. But elephants can hear at a much lower frequency than humans, and also sense vibrations with their hyper-sensitive feet from miles away." From "Elephant Intelligence"
The following video shows a group of elephants performing a little ritual at the bones of an old friend.
An adult elephant can eat over 330 pounds of food a day.
An elephant can live for over 70 years.
An elephants trunk has over 100,000 different muscles which makes it very sensitive and strong.
Read more about elephants here.
"Elephants communicate on many levels.
One way to gauge animal intelligence is by the complexity of their communication. Elephants communicate like other animals both verbally and with body language. But elephants can hear at a much lower frequency than humans, and also sense vibrations with their hyper-sensitive feet from miles away." From "Elephant Intelligence"
The following video shows a group of elephants performing a little ritual at the bones of an old friend.